David Grann is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He has written about everything from New York City's antiquated water tunnels to the hunt for the giant squid. His stories have appeared in several anthologies. He has written for the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and the New Republic. He lives in New York with his wife and two children.
‘Will inspire some, just as it frightens others… the story of what addiction can do to you: addiction to a place, to suffering and to the heroic idea of what it meant to be British’ * Evening Standard * 'History tends to favour Captain Scott's polar legend, but Worsley preferred Shackleton... Worsley makes it to Shackleton's mark and the pole beyond, then returns twice more, including an attempted solo crossing... For a lesson in tenacity, it's up there' * Strong Words magazine * ‘Grann’s ability and eye for detail have crafted a fine and moving tale’ * Explorers Web * ‘Grann is a New Yorker staff writer to be reckoned with... Tones of Mailer and Hemingway gust through the book as Grann tells the story of his hero… The greatness of Worsley’s courage, and the descriptions of his family and friends, are truly moving’ * The Spectator * ‘Worsley had immense courage, a lovable, almost boyish sense of adventure, and his family felt huge pride in him, as did the British nation’ * Daily Mail *